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  1. Gas bubbles in the 266. The glaze is maturing and sealing the surface before the gas bubbles from the clay body are released. Most common remedy is to hold top temperature during bisque to allow more of the Sulphur and other impurities to burn out. Also, stack the 266 loose in the bisque to maximize surface area to promote burnout of impurities. Not an uncommon problem with 266 and similar clay bodies.
  2. http://community.ceramicartsdaily.org/topic/15022-community-challenge-7/?hl=%2Bcommunity+%2Bchallenge
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  4. Off to salt kiln rebuild.

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    2. ChenowethArts

      ChenowethArts

      Any chance we can see progress pictures along the way?

    3. bciskepottery

      bciskepottery

      Pictures are being taken; too tired at night to upload. Kiln hard bricks literally weigh a ton. Did a lot of dry fitting with arch yesterday, warm up for the real event. Challenge on this one was building kiln to fit existing chimney -- although we increase flue size to match burners. Love hydraulic jacks. On to day 3.

    4. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      I can't wait to see pictures. I also assume we get to see pictures of the first unload of actual pots?

  5. Helping a fellow potter (in return for free firing) -- kiln floor and bag wall, cut posts from brick, hung new lights. Salt fire next weekend.

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    2. glazenerd
    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Wet diamond saw work?

    4. bciskepottery

      bciskepottery

      Mark -- wet diamond saw, yeah. Big bricks into little bricks.

  6. Hmmmm . . . kiln log said last firing was in September 2015. How time flies.

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    2. bciskepottery

      bciskepottery

      More like clay inaction. Have a major salt firing in April (1/3 of kiln); making wares like bat out of hell.

    3. Mark C.

      Mark C.

      Welcome to the fold

    4. Joseph Fireborn

      Joseph Fireborn

      One day I want to make some pots for a wood or salt firing. I really need to connect with other potter's in GA. I would love to have some wood fired pots in my house.

  7. Having trouble getting to sleep? Ordered a 1000 lbs of clay. Always an incentive to start making.

    1. glazenerd

      glazenerd

      Let's clarify- that would be 16,000 ounces. Now you are really tired.

    2. Amy Eberhardt

      Amy Eberhardt

      Or, that's about 32,000 spoon rests, or 1,000 mugs, with handles....are you tired yet?!?!

    3. bciskepottery

      bciskepottery

      First spring show is in April . . . plenty of time; no need to rush.

  8. Art on the Avenue in Del Ray, Alexandria, VA has been rescheduled for Sat. Oct 10 due to weather. See you then.

    1. GEP

      GEP

      I bought some extra tarps and was ready to go, but I'm sure glad they decided to postpone it.

    2. bciskepottery

      bciskepottery

      I was packing extra tarps too. But will be glad to miss being out in the weather, whatever we end up with.

  9. Not as long as we continue to see the proliferation of commercially prepared glazes that imitate the look of shinos, celadons, etc. without the work of this type of learning/experimentation.
  10. NC Clay Club blog site just posted a notice for sale of pottery studio equipment in the Hampton, VA area. Wheels, kilns, pug mill, tools, etc.

  11. Looks like the server migration gave the forum temporary amnesia for a 24 hour period, 6/30-7/1. The Administrators are aware. If you posted or added to your gallery, check to see if items are there; if not, you'll need to repost.

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    2. High Bridge Pottery

      High Bridge Pottery

      I thought some of my posts has gone missing.

  12. You also have multiple variables with the two test tiles . . . one fired in oxidation in electric kiln to cone 10; the other fired in heavy reduction in gas kiln with a hold. The oxidation tile was fired in a test kiln, so likely a fast rise to temperature and fast cool . . . unless you used a digital controller to follow a normal firing schedule.
  13. The handle is a piece of driftwood.
  14. I made sure to tag the threads with 'community challenge' so a search should be able to find them easily if they are not stickied. HBP -- Pinning keeps them at the head of the forum . . . otherwise, after a few weeks, the topics will become buried in the back pages (cue Bob Dylan). Also, while the current membership is aware of the challenge, the next 1,000 people to join CAD will not be and not be aware of the tags to search. To keep this going beyond just the first of first few events, its needs a prominent place on the page for folks to see. Just a thought, though. The idea of separate forum would also work, but I suspect CAD will want to monitor the first contest to see interest, responses, etc. before committing to something like that. Bruce
  15. Pres . . . would you consider pinning this and the community challenge #1 post so they don't get lost among the other posts?
  16. From the album: Woodfire, November 2014

    © Bruce Ciske, 2014

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    Woodfire, November 2014

    Woodfire results from Lorton Workhouse special topics class, fired at Baltimore Clayworks, November 2014.
  18. From the album: Woodfire, November 2014

    © Bruce Ciske, 2014

  19. From the album: Woodfire, November 2014

    © Bruce Ciske, 2014

  20. From the album: Woodfire, November 2014

    © Bruce Ciske, 2014

  21. From the album: Woodfire, November 2014

    © Bruce Ciske, 2014

  22. From the album: Woodfire, November 2014

    © Bruce Ciske, 2014

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